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Town Cobbler featured in Boston Globe
March 7, 2010 by Common · Please Comment
From the Boston Globe, March 7, 2010
Chin up: The few, the proud, the holdouts
By Mark Pothier
Some fields are thinning fast, but if — like these intrepid folks — you’ve got drive, flexibility, and a competitive spirit, you can endure in the job you love.
After more than 20 years in the wholesale fruit business, Tom Belluardo’s career had stalled. With prospects for promotion dim, he decided to learn an occupation that offered more potential: cobbler.
You might not expect a lot of demand for a shoe-repair guy in a world where people toss out footwear nearly as often as they change socks. But there is some demand — enough for Belluardo to secure a slice of a niche business for the last two decades. His Methuen shop, The Town Cobbler, thrives on a base of customers that prefers to get quality shoes fixed instead of tromping around in cheap plastic heels with the life expectancy of paper coffee filters
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Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce Health Care Seminar 3/26
March 5, 2010 by Common · Please Comment
Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce
will present “Health Care for You, Your Business and Your Family”
Keynote speaker is James Roosevelt Jr., president and CEO of Tufts Health Plan.
Friday, March 26th, 2010
7:30 to 9:00 a.m.
Jackson’s Restaurant
478 Lowell St.
Cost is $20 for members, $30 for nonmembers.
Includes full hot breakfast buffet.
for more information call 978-686-0900 or visit www.merrimackvalleychamber.com
Merrimack Valley Chamber-Commerce
www.merrimackvalleychamber.com
264 Essex Street
Lawrence, MA 01840-1516
(978) 686-0900
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MHS to have Jeanne D’arc Credit Union Branch
March 3, 2010 by Common · Please Comment
Manzi Announces That Jeanne D’arc Credit Union Will Open At Methuen High School
Mayor William M. Manzi announced today that the Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union will open a new branch office at Methuen High School this winter. The High School is located at One Ranger Road. This is the fourth High School branch for Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union which will serve the financial needs of the school’s 2000 students, teachers, administrators and staff. The Credit Union’s partnership with Methuen High will offer students the unique opportunity to receive valuable financial education and hands-on training as part of the high school curriculum.
The Credit Union will build a temporary branch in the Main Lobby of the High School and will move to a permanent space once the High School renovation is complete. This temporary office will be situated in the school’s main entrance, providing easy access for students and teachers. It will be open Monday through Friday during school hours. In addition to teller stations, the office will house an ATM.
This is the Credit Union’s tenth office in the Merrimack Valley and the third office it has opened in two years, a testament to the Credit Union’s increasing popularity throughout the area. In addition to its headquarters in Lowell, other offices are located in Chelmsford, Dracut, Tyngsboro, Methuen, and Westford.
“This is an excellent partnership between the City and the business community,” Manzi stated. “The high school branch office will provide students with a chance to open a bank account at a convenient location. It will also launch many educational opportunities for students and teachers. I’d like to officially welcome Jeanne D’Arc as they open their second Methuen location.”
Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union was established in 1912 and is a full-service, member-owned, community-based financial cooperative with over 54,000 members and more than $840 million in assets. They operate six full-service branches in Lowell, Dracut (2), Tyngsboro, Chelmsford and Methuen, Mass.; three High School Branches at Lowell High, Dracut High and Nashoba Valley Technical High School; and loan centers in Lowell and Chelmsford.
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Methuen Board of Trade Mixer 1/14
January 1, 2010 by Common · Please Comment
the Methuen Board of Trade
presents their first mxer of the year
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Mann Orchard
6:15pm – 8pm.
Cost is $10.00.
Please call the Board of Trade to RSVP for this event. 978-686-8889.
Our thanks to the Fitzgerald Family for hosting our first mixer of the decade!
Karen Broscoe
new President of the Methuen Board of Trade
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Grand Opening: Furniture Fixer 11/19
November 20, 2009 by Common · Please Comment
Furniture Fixer New England wants to share the news of their new shop opening.
Thursday November 19th, we celebrated the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony at our location 5 Pelham Streeet.
We thank the Mayor, his office, the Rotary, and Chamber of Commerce for their support and are excited to be open to serve the Methuen community.
Hours: Tue – Friday 11:00am-4:00pm, Saturday 9:00am – 12pm
Call 978-590-0382 or visit www.furniturefixerne.com for more information.
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Webster Greene Antiques Grand Opening 10/31
October 23, 2009 by Common · Please Comment
The public is invited to the grand opening for the new location of
Webster Greene Antiques
306 Broadway, Methuen
(diagonally across from Nevins Library)
Saturday, October 31~ 10am to 5pm
Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 10am
Mayor William Manzi, will be officiating
Sunday, November 1 ~ 12pm to 5pm
*Gift Certificate Drawings
*Special 10% Discount
NO TRICKS … only Fall Treats Served throughout Grand Opening Weekend
Webster Greene Antiques website
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Wall Lincoln/Mercury on Merrimack St to close Nov 30
October 23, 2009 by Common · Please Comment
METHUEN — Wall’s Lincoln Mercury, a car dealership on Route 110 for the past 33 years, is closing Nov. 30.
The family-owned business at 115 Merrimack St. is closing out the Lincoln and Mercury brands in Methuen, said owner John Wall Sr., who informed his employees Tuesday about the closure. He said he isn’t sure what he’s going to do with the five-acre property, and will either develop it himself or sell it. “Personally, it’s emotional,” said Wall, 65, who started the dealership there in the mid-1960s. “That was my beginning as a dealer. I spent a lot of years there.”
But it doesn’t mean the end of the Wall brand. In 1997, Wall opened a Ford dealership in Salisbury. He plans on moving the parts and service business from Methuen to that location, and will keep about 30 employees.He said about a dozen people will be laid off as a result of the Methuen closure
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Malden Mills fire inspires OSHA to change Combustible Dust Rule
October 21, 2009 by Common · Please Comment
Reported by National Textile Association
On October 21, 2009, the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration published at 74 FR 54334 (available as PDF or HTM) Combustible Dust: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking.
SUMMARY: In this advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR), OSHA is requesting comments, including data and other information, on issues related to the hazards of combustible dust in the workplace. For the purposes of this notice, the term ‘‘combustible dust’’ includes all combustible particulate solids of any size, shape, or chemical composition that could present a fire or deflagration hazard when suspended in air or other oxidizing medium. OSHA plans to use the information received in response to this notice in developing a proposed standard for combustible dust.
The proposed rule making will affect several industries, including textiles. According the background material published by OSHA: Over the past 15 years, a number of industries have experienced serious dust explosions, causing loss of life and injuries, as well as property damage. The first of these incidents, an explosion and fire in a textile factory in Methuen, Massachusetts in 1995, injured 37 people and destroyed several large buildings. After a detailed investigation of this incident, OSHA issued a Hazard Information Bulletin in 1998 for the textile industry.
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Irish Cottage Restaurant and Pub comes to Methuen
September 27, 2009 by Common · Please Comment
A new restaurant will be opening in Methuen MA late October or early November 2009 on the spot of the old Joseph’s Middle East Bakery near the future Methuen Boat Dock.
The Irish Cottage Restaurant and Pub serving Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner and will be located near the intersection of Route 93, 110 and 113.
the Irish Cottage Restaurant and Pub
1111 Riverside Drive,
Methuen, MA, 01844.
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Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce “Business Before Hours” 9/29
September 20, 2009 by Common · Please Comment
A Business Before Hours event will be held from
September, 29, 2009 7:45 to 9 a.m. at Enterprise Bank, 255 Broadway.
Offers a continental breakfast, an opportunity for networking, a display area for business cards and literature, and a raffle for door prizes.
Hosted by the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Cost is $10 for members, $20 for nonmembers.
For more information, call 978-686-0900 or visit www.merrimackvalleychamber.com.
The Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce
264 Essex Street
Lawrence, Ma. 01840-1496
(978) 686-0900
thechamber@merrimackvalleychamber.com
